Friday is National Go Red Day -- WXII 12's Kimberly Van Scoy meets a local woman who has cut her risk for heart disease dramatically.

Friday is National Go Red Day -- WXII 12's Kimberly Van Scoy meets a local woman who has cut her risk for heart disease dramatically.

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Updated: 10:45 AM EST Feb 5, 2016

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WEBVTT THE LATESTTRAFFIC UPDATES ON TWITTER.KIMBERLY: TODAY IS NATIONAL WEARRED DAY.IT'S AN EFFORT TO RAISEAWARENESS ABOUT THE NUMBER ONEKILLER OF WOMEN, HEART DISEASE.IT IMPACTS 1 IN 3 WOMEN ANDKILLS MORE THAN ALL CANCERSCOMBINED.YOUR BEST LINE OF DEFENSE ISPREVENTION AND YOU'RE ABOUT TOMEET ONE WOMAN WHO HAS CUT HERRISK FOR A HEART ATTACKDRAMATICALLY.>> IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAYAND I WAS IN THE BED WITH THECURTAINS DRAWN AND IT WAS 1:00IN THE AFTERNOON.KIMBERLY: FOR 39-YEAR-OLD AMYANSELMO IT WAS A TURNING POINTAND SHE DID.AT 310 LBS., SHE GOT SERIOUSABOUT HER HEALTH>> I THREW AWAY COOKIES,ANYTHING THAT I PUT IN MY BODYTHAT WAS NOT GOOD FOR IT.KIMBERLY: THEN SHE DECIDED TORUN.ITS ALL PAID OFF.ANSELMO HAS LOST 120 POUNDS SOFAR.>> ♪ KIMBERLY: DR. SAM TURNER WITHNOVANT HEALTH SAYS ANSELMO'SDOING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TOREDUCE HER RISK FOR HEARTDISEASE.HE SAYS PREVENTION IS KEY ANDSIMPLE STEPS MAKE ALL THEDIFFERENCE FIRST OF ALL, AVOIDINGSMOKING IS IMPORTANT.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SOMETHING ASSIMPLE AS 30 MINUTES PER DAY.WEIGHT REDUCTION AND EATINGHEALTHY AND MAKING SURE YOU EATA WELL-BALANCED DIET.KIMBERLY: NOW THAT SHE'SCONQUERED THAT, ANSELMO'S NEXTGOAL IS TO LOSE 40 MORE POUNDSAND RUN A TRIATHLON AND THERE'SNO DOUBT SHE CAN>> I JUST WANT TO RUN UPMOUNTAINS.KIMBERLY: THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALLWEARING RED TODAY AND EVEN HAVEOUR DESK DECKED OUT IN RED ANDTHIS MORNING AT 7:45 A.M., I'LLBE AT NOVANT HEALTH TO KICK OFFTHE GO RED FOR WOMEN BREAKFASTWHERE WE'LL BE HONORING WOMENWHO HAVE TAKEN STEPS TO GET

Go Red: Local woman's dramatic weight loss

Friday is National Go Red Day -- WXII 12's Kimberly Van Scoy meets a local woman who has cut her risk for heart disease dramatically.